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Intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx Southampton NY collector Michael R., acquired by descent though family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nice example in an unusual stone. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompare similar examples in: Gay, Carlos MEZCALA: Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero, Mexico; Balsas Publications, Geneva, 1992. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385275081018,"sku":"15655","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15655ibl.jpg?v=1694122893"},{"product_id":"vera-cruz-el-faisan-figural-whistle-rattle","title":"Veracruz \"El Faisán\" Pottery Standing Female Whistle \u0026 Rattle","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eClassic Veracruz (Remojadas tradition), Gulf Coast of Mexico, ca. 600–800 AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eA choice hollow pottery whistle-and-rattle figure modeled as a standing female, her legs set wide apart and arms extended out at her sides in an open, ceremonial gesture. 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The figure is finished in a cream slip overall, with lustrous black bitumen (chapopote) accenting the eyes, mouth, and parts of the headdress, and further enlivened with bold red painted details and geometric decoration across the skirt.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws.com\/web\/direct-files\/attachments\/images\/43629646\/035dbf3f-76eb-4e64-8054-f2cc8a884b26\/10525o.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIA2F3EMEYETQYLIWSK\u0026amp;Signature=PXWILHAydkZOSFJO5f9Iny%2BNHjo%3D\u0026amp;x-amz-security-token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIb%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJGMEQCIE4iYchRVFgmBBUXNi0ZMHaQIGuoI%2BfPVNSBgnnjBsJ1AiBKgrmJAaZx7uFk81d%2BNGYyD%2FekV%2FZBSwj2pFmuIKZeSSrzBAhOEAEaDDY5OTc1MzMwOTcwNSIMRf%2FtvhkLxFa2uA7JKtAEMpsj3VwSYoYceD331Mt6p60PPj%2FSroaBWxZeeQDWY3TEr4HCrTTbfDHNpU5u2CUfYwkBEkS4ngBdzPm3ecE3%2BLX8eMog7rxhDTUOTSQtpUqZaq%2BZatZu1OoCL8NZ%2BSqq%2F9vMMTplFC1M05vjW2PuEjxf4sul2JccIY%2FsRcVsFzaR2TtVTqYykTlRilo6IfTocbp0drtbRQho%2FuvwftGTGSaQnIkGehyWR7I%2BfMyK1YXxd7IhR0lqxPhxxZ0VCy00SYfwiCPy6D55gyq0NQBq2pkartTuiNrOpd5jouq%2FGvl78WVQz44PMniKlHwawiLZywMJM7cdHG9Jx5xPtccnZlFMKnpOzB8RzTnnYrK6qICsk3D28F7BOAsek6AP%2BcIG3Gbg5jWqVtILEw%2BKp1hxWcAgD60jkSaTc8VqdPOhRoPDOLFAiRRj%2BK%2FZ3aVApZckSuZWWRh87x5NUZcLj6y8yriw%2B%2BBrGLDAhFWTIJ3QLb3tAyF0QJBBOQFpVNZ2woMyYbwdvf7yNRw3vDuA8p0PfK997ZUiUz5xbllzw9o6VwKimVWNKyn2mg3HRSEqPrttqceGa6A6%2Bui4jZNS%2FvOlDO9THOqMcOipukQxXBL8jZKCi2GNAj5rCh%2FG2ctjD3XJAkewyIoGI%2Bt5or0zDaSRyT66EtOKyGVL7mebuK36qz2IGXcFOKw2lTDl90l4tdKoeFuRSpjLSt7NsrR4Td25xthTBCdpr5ybyNUUwVUESqvyBBOcmU%2BvdH%2FaLkhuoMbB0BIhSgujeXWVCAHvpjw7JDD3tLzRBjqZAVW4GOV7iuUWo5Bmlsladre9DCIpsiraYKPnFlBTarMqLE8BAooDUYZpubiIeMUlzKOIvai1fJd0qBkGXW3FvCiG80kTZOk4%2FsNzj4mwjtdD%2F6Kd6owTHDmjelsUw7HjyWWZe5jUDV8A%2BRSOTp5EW1yXZqAKtSwGPdPYr6yWIdj8mJg%2B7RZs4XLu5MhLZw0DeaIw68bvpL0bpQ%3D%3D\u0026amp;Expires=1781475402\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/veracruz-el-faisan-whistle-rattle-standing-female\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThe piece is dually functional as a musical instrument — fitted with a rattle in the head and a whistle at the rear — a hallmark of Classic Veracruz \"El Faisán\" and Remojadas figural ceramics. Such sound-producing figures were used in rituals, processions, and ceremonies, their voices believed to summon spirits and deities and to accompany celebrations along the Gulf Coast.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/310532\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThe figure retains strong original surface, with cream slip, red pigment, and black bitumen well preserved, and the expected minor wear, chips, and earthen deposits consistent with age and burial.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws.com\/web\/direct-files\/attachments\/images\/43629646\/b126591a-13e6-447d-9289-0e7e91c84099\/10525p.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIA2F3EMEYETQYLIWSK\u0026amp;Signature=1gG7d%2BGf3FYJvTt6qCFbtkY96ZY%3D\u0026amp;x-amz-security-token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIb%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJGMEQCIE4iYchRVFgmBBUXNi0ZMHaQIGuoI%2BfPVNSBgnnjBsJ1AiBKgrmJAaZx7uFk81d%2BNGYyD%2FekV%2FZBSwj2pFmuIKZeSSrzBAhOEAEaDDY5OTc1MzMwOTcwNSIMRf%2FtvhkLxFa2uA7JKtAEMpsj3VwSYoYceD331Mt6p60PPj%2FSroaBWxZeeQDWY3TEr4HCrTTbfDHNpU5u2CUfYwkBEkS4ngBdzPm3ecE3%2BLX8eMog7rxhDTUOTSQtpUqZaq%2BZatZu1OoCL8NZ%2BSqq%2F9vMMTplFC1M05vjW2PuEjxf4sul2JccIY%2FsRcVsFzaR2TtVTqYykTlRilo6IfTocbp0drtbRQho%2FuvwftGTGSaQnIkGehyWR7I%2BfMyK1YXxd7IhR0lqxPhxxZ0VCy00SYfwiCPy6D55gyq0NQBq2pkartTuiNrOpd5jouq%2FGvl78WVQz44PMniKlHwawiLZywMJM7cdHG9Jx5xPtccnZlFMKnpOzB8RzTnnYrK6qICsk3D28F7BOAsek6AP%2BcIG3Gbg5jWqVtILEw%2BKp1hxWcAgD60jkSaTc8VqdPOhRoPDOLFAiRRj%2BK%2FZ3aVApZckSuZWWRh87x5NUZcLj6y8yriw%2B%2BBrGLDAhFWTIJ3QLb3tAyF0QJBBOQFpVNZ2woMyYbwdvf7yNRw3vDuA8p0PfK997ZUiUz5xbllzw9o6VwKimVWNKyn2mg3HRSEqPrttqceGa6A6%2Bui4jZNS%2FvOlDO9THOqMcOipukQxXBL8jZKCi2GNAj5rCh%2FG2ctjD3XJAkewyIoGI%2Bt5or0zDaSRyT66EtOKyGVL7mebuK36qz2IGXcFOKw2lTDl90l4tdKoeFuRSpjLSt7NsrR4Td25xthTBCdpr5ybyNUUwVUESqvyBBOcmU%2BvdH%2FaLkhuoMbB0BIhSgujeXWVCAHvpjw7JDD3tLzRBjqZAVW4GOV7iuUWo5Bmlsladre9DCIpsiraYKPnFlBTarMqLE8BAooDUYZpubiIeMUlzKOIvai1fJd0qBkGXW3FvCiG80kTZOk4%2FsNzj4mwjtdD%2F6Kd6owTHDmjelsUw7HjyWWZe5jUDV8A%2BRSOTp5EW1yXZqAKtSwGPdPYr6yWIdj8mJg%2B7RZs4XLu5MhLZw0DeaIw68bvpL0bpQ%3D%3D\u0026amp;Expires=1781475402\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 9-3\/4 inches (24.7cm) H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:  Ken \u0026amp; Barbara Bower, Lands Beyond Gallery, NYC 1990s, their stock no 4984.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45465052184890,"sku":"10525","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/10525ccc.jpg?v=1687652184"},{"product_id":"egyptian-wood-painted-sarcophagus-mask","title":"Egyptian Wood Painted Sarcophagus Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003e Circa 25th Dynasty Circa 626 to 525 BCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA carved mummy mask, painted with an ochre ground; a partial high crown with traces of ocher and red-brown pigment and details. Ancient losses to surface and a few minor imperfections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:  11 inches Height; higher on base. Beautiful facial features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Estate of Joanna Barnes and Jack Warner (Santa Barbara, California). Ms. Barnes was a Hollywood film actress featured in movies such as \"Auntie Mame (1958)\" and \"The Parent Trap (1961)\". Mr. Warner was a prominent architect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45471875662138,"sku":"15745","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15744bl.jpg?v=1694264752"},{"product_id":"indian-gold-pendant-for-the-god-hanuman","title":"Indian Gold Pendant for the Monkey God Hanuman","description":"\u003cp\u003e South India, Ca. 19th century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flattened arched shaped plaque in repoussé depicting the crowned monkey headed deity striding to the right and holding a ritual implement. Overall nice articulation and texture.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 1-7\/8 inches H. x 1-1\/4 inches w. Intact and hanging on a circular metal wire with fastener. 20 to 22K; weight 5.9 grams. 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The negative-resist decoration was achieved by applying wax or resin to specific areas of the pottery surface before adding pigments. This process worked similarly to modern painter's tape, allowing artisans to create precise patterns and designs.  The technique produced earthen tones of black, tan, and red through a multi-step process. After the wax resist was applied, different pigments were added to create the characteristic geometric patterns and linear designs.  This geometric banding is done this way and the seep bowls has three caryatid figures holding up the vessel at center; all attached to a rounded slab base. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very fine example for this type with excellent ancient archaeological patina. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 6 inches H. x 6-3\/4 inches W.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEx Poway CA Collection of John Hart. 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Black painted pigment to facial details and wig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong insertion tang below, this image would have been inserted into a shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of plaque would likely have served as a votive offering or religious decoration. Bronze religious objects like this were created not just as artistic works but as tangible connections to the divine, allowing worshippers to make physical offerings to the god.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 3-1\/4 Height; 3-3\/4 in H with insertion tang + plexi mount  Heavily oxidized patina. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Ex Richard B., Park Avenue Collection, Acquired at Parke Bernet Galleries, 980 Madison Avenue, NY, NY sale 3139 lot 30, Dec 18th 1970. 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The main figure has human and feline features in transforming with fanged mouth and elaborate headdress. Birds and other animal devices seem to be present at different levels as the piece is turned. It is thought that this figure would have been used as part of an animistic belief system in which the wearer would be imbued with the unique strengths qualities affiliated with the animals represented by this intriguing chimeric figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 3-1\/2 inches L. + custom presentation mount. An impressive 99 grams in weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx V. Cano Sr. Ex Poway CA private Coll. 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An incised diagonal baldric\/sash crosses the torso, and the figure stands on large, powerfully rendered feet — a Chokwe convention symbolizing strength and authority. The flaring lower form represents a wide raffia dance skirt, identifying the subject as a ceremonial dancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChokwe figural sculpture from the Uchokwe homeland of 18th–19th-century Angola represents one of the supreme achievements of African art. The most celebrated subject is Chibinda Ilunga, the Luba prince and master hunter whose marriage to the Lunda chieftainess Lweji founded the Chokwe royal lineage; he is conventionally shown with an elaborate rolled\/winged headdress signifying royal rank, a beard, and oversized hands and feet denoting power. The winged coiffure and beard on this figure follow that canonical type.  Such figures honored ancestors and chiefly authority and were displayed in contexts of leadership and ritual dance; related Chokwe performance traditions used full raffia costumes and skirts. The flaring skirted lower body here directly evokes the masked\/costumed dancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Varied surface patina; an old age crack\/check visible at the forehead and headdress; wear consistent with age and handling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 11 in. H (27.9 cm), excluding mount; on custom wood mount\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison (cf.): Chibinda Ilunga figures in the Kimbell Art Museum, British Museum (Af1969-09-5), and Smithsonian, all 19th-century northeastern Angola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: J.S. 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The central blue glaze steatite  scarab with a well defined scarab atop and base inscribed with a scarab flanked by uraei cobras. There are two carnelian carved scarabs, one with a plain base, the other with base inscribed with “Men-kheper-re” (Thutmose III’s prenomen); the last scarab hangs like a charm is a nice green feldspar.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 7-1\/4 inch length; fold over type gold closure with lotus. Weight (grams): 24.90.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSafety chain is 10K.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Acquired in Egypt from Khodary M El. Gabry, a licensed antiquities dealer in Cairo in the early 1970s by Mr. and Mrs. Charles F, III, Cincinnati, OH (with original documentation). 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Its key iconographic elements are an elongated serpent form body with an upward-curving profile, a stylized dragon-like head with prominent fangs and open mouth, decorative scaled patterns along the body.   The naga finial incorporates several layers of religious and cosmological symbolism:\u003cbr\u003eThe upward-curving form represents the cosmic river flowing from Mount Meru.  The serpentine shape symbolizes the rainbow bridge between earth and heaven.  The multiple decorative tiers reflect the levels of Buddhist cosmology.  The open mouth and fangs serve an apotropaic (protective) function as a temple guardian.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese finials played specific roles in Thai temple architecture:\u003cbr\u003eThey were placed at the peaks and corners of temple roofs as nak sadung (roof finials).\u003cbr\u003eThe undulating form marked buildings of high status, especially royal and sacred structures.  They formed part of a larger symbolic system representing the flow of divine power from heaven to earth.  Multiple finials would be used on tiered roofs, with identical pieces at each level.  The naga finial thus represents a sophisticated fusion of Hindu-Buddhist cosmology with indigenous Southeast Asian serpent worship traditions, embodying both protective and transcendent spiritual qualities in Thai sacred architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece demonstrates the sophisticated ceramic production techniques of the Sukhothai period, when Thailand's ceramic arts reached their golden age and were widely traded throughout Asia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 16\"H x 9\"D x 4\"W \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance:  NY collection Susan Gullia, a travel consultant and fundraiser who died in 2022 at the age of 89,  She created some of the very first educational, luxury tours specifically designed for art collectors and museum supporters. 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